Ch. 10 Key Terms

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

Question 2

Gene

Answer 2

a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring

Question 3

Keystone Species

Answer 3

an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem

Question 4

ecotourism

Answer 4

tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife

Question 5

Endangered Species

Answer 5

a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction

Question 6

Threatened Species

Answer 6

a plant or animal species generally perceived as likely, in the near future, to become endangered within all or much of its range

Question 7

Exotic

Answer 7

any species, including its larvae, seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable of propagating the species

Question 8

Poaching

Answer 8

illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one’s own or in contravention of official protection.

Question 9

Endemic Species

Answer 9

a species being native to a single defined geographic location

Question 10

Germ Plasm

Answer 10

germ cells collectively

Question 11

Endangered Species Act

Answer 11

provide a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats

Question 12

Habitat Conservation Plan

Answer 12

guides protection and enhancement of habitats for ‘threatened’ and ‘endangered’ wildlife species

Question 13

Biodiversity Treaty

Answer 13

promote the conservation of biodiversity and to ensure the sustainable use and equitable sharing of genetic resources